This seems like a social step in the wrong direction. Over the last 18 months, we've experienced a social media boom. Many non-profits and government agencies are harnessing the power of these tools most effectively. President Obama practically won the 2008 Presidential Election by leveraging social media (Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, was amongst his senior advisors). Millions of dollars were raised in response to the earthquake in Haiti in a few hours. Young people also used the power of social media to tweet and Facebook their thoughts and feelings about healthcare reform on Sunday.
Man is essentially, or by nature, a ‘social animal’, that is to say, he can not attain complete happiness except in social and political dependence on his fellow man. This axiom surely rings true for those who have integrated information technology into their lives and are forever online. Now, with the advent of cyber networking, the term ‘ socialization ’ is taking on a whole new meaning. Internet marketers say that social networking is one of the fastest growing online trends. The number of social networking sites seems to be growing daily. Social Networking
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